Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Cambodia
Cambodia: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity was -6.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Cambodia, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Cambodia stood at -6.1 %.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Cambodia peaked at -5.2 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, -7.6 %, in 2015.
Cambodia ranks 111th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -7.6 % | — |
| 2016 | -7 % | -7.9% |
| 2017 | -7.1 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | -5.7 % | -19.7% |
| 2019 | -5.9 % | +3.5% |
| 2020 | -5.2 % | -11.9% |
| 2021 | -5.9 % | +13.5% |
| 2022 | -6 % | +1.7% |
| 2023 | -5.7 % | -5.0% |
| 2024 | -6.1 % | +7.0% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's -6.1 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.45 %, 2.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's -6.1 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.6 %, 10.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -6.66 % | -7.6 % | -5.7 % | 5 |
| 2020s | -5.78 % | -6.1 % | -5.2 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5889 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Cambodia?
- Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Cambodia was -6.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was -5.2 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.6 % in 2015.
- How does Cambodia rank for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Cambodia ranks 111th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.